DIFFICULT

All the idioms in this exercise express the idea that something is difficult to do.

Complete the idioms with the following words

Time-uphill- out of his way- said- needle- nut- hard- heavy-work

1. It’s an……uphill……….struggle !

2. Easier…said……….than done !

3. It was…heavy…….going !

4. I learned it the…hard…….way !

5. He went…out of his way…………..to help us !

6. It’s hard work…. !

7. It’s like looking a needle….in a haystack !

8. He’s a hard nut to crack !

9. give somebody a hard time

Now, choose the right translation for each of them

1. C’est comme chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin !

It’s like looking a needle….in a haystack

2. C’est une lutte continuelle !

It’s an……uphill……….struggle !

3.Il s’est donné du mal pour nous aider !

He went…out of his way…………..to help us 

3. C’est un dur à cuir !

He’s a hard nut to crack 

4. C’est plus facile à dire qu’à faire !

Easier…said……….than done !

5. En faire voir à quelqu’un

give somebody a hard time

7.Je l’ai appris à la dure !

I learned it the…hard…….way !

8.Ce fut long et pénible !

It was…heavy…….going !

9.C’est dur !

It’s hard work…. !

Look up for the words you don’t know in the dictionary and Underline the verbs and expressions referring to fight ,then use them in a sentence of your own.

Struggle / pull hard !/ wrestle with one’s conscience/ he’s a dreadful wriggler !/ defeat someone/ fight like cat and dog/ battle against prejudice/ clap one’s hands/ with beating heart/beat time/ off the beaten track/ tilt at windmills/ I don’t care en fig